Fall 2015 final grades are due by noon Monday, Dec. 21. You may enter your final grades into WebAdvisor sooner than Dec. 21. Take a minute to watch this video. Don’t be on the “naughty” list!
Think Before You Print tip–reduce postage costs
Distributing documents electronically through email rather than by regular mail can significantly reduce postage costs. This is especially true for larger documents. A 1996 case study found that because of shipping, producing and delivering five thousand 1,000-page documents on CD-ROM cost less than half as much as producing and delivering the documents on paper. Savings can also be significant for a lighter weight but higher volume mailing. AT&T, for example, found that paper and postage together account for 72 percent of the cost of billing their corporate customers. Online billing can reduce the costs of rendering bills dramatically. Using lighter weight paper, such as 20 lb. instead of 24 lb., can also reduce postage costs.
In the news
Julie Rourke, director, workforce development, was interviewed by the State Journal-Register Dec. 15 on the Highway Construction Careers Training Program for an upcoming article.
Ron Riggle, head baseball coach and Justin Knoedler, assistant baseball coach were interviewed Dec. 10 by SportsRadio about the upcoming winter baseball camp.
Today at LLCC
Associate in Science degree requirements review due at 5 p.m. Contact Amy Williams, amy.williams@llcc.edu, ext. 62212, with any questions.
KUDOS award submissions due at 5 p.m. Click on the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn to nominate a deserving staff or faculty member. Awards to be announced Thursday.
Parking lot north of Cass Gym closed for maintenance.
Writing Center office/school supplies drive for Harvard Park Elementary School ends.
“Spread the Cheer” Holiday Party Dec. 17
Attend the “Spread the Cheer” Holiday Party this Thursday, Dec. 17 from 2-4 p.m. in the Student Union, Menard Hall. In conjunction with the 
annual holiday party, a coat drive is being held. Donate a new or gently used coat (or scarf, hat or mittens) beginning TODAY through Dec. 17 and your name will be entered in a drawing for door prizes! Drop-off locations: Advising, Counseling and Career Development Services office or the library circulation desk. You will receive one ticket per item you donate and prizes will be drawn on Dec. 17 the Spread the Cheer Holiday Party. Donations will be sent to Contact Ministries and Springfield School District 186.
Notice regarding end-of-month deposits
The deadline to submit deposits to the Finance Department is noon Thursday, Dec. 17. As a reminder, if you’ve taken in funds, it is necessary to submit them and corresponding deposit slips to the Finance Department on a daily basis. Please hand the deposit to Elyse Calhoun, Libby Elder or Robin Ackman as monies should not be left unattended. If you have questions, please contact Elyse at ext. 62204 or Robin at ext 62762. Thank you!
Annual fitness center membership enrollment due Friday
The annual fitness center membership enrollment is due Friday, Dec. 18. Cost for a one-year membership is $150 (or $6.25 per pay period). If you are interested, complete the 2016 Annual Fitness Center Enrollment Form and return to the Human Resources office.
Retirement reception for Diane Clark today, 2-4 p.m.
A retirement reception for Diane Clark, assistant director, public 
relations, is being held TODAY, Dec. 14 from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Refreshments will be served.
Associate in Science degree requirements review feedback due Dec. 15
From: AS Degree Review Workgroup—Bill Bade, Barb Bernardi, Melissa Franzen, Angie Gum-Miller, Elaine Guthals, Carrie Henry/Amy Williams
This workgroup was created by the Academic and Admissions Standards Team at its Nov. 20, 2015 meeting to review the current AS degree requirements at LLCC in light of the new requirements which were just released by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) at the end of September of this year.
View the new ICCB guidelines, in contrast to the old guidelines for the AS degree: ICCB AS Degree Requirements.
The workgroup reviewed these new guidelines and is proposing LLCC adopt the AS degree requirements as reflected in ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE – Dec 8 2015 which provides an outline of the catalog requirements for the AS degree with markups reflecting the proposals made by this workgroup.
We ask that you please review the proposed changes and provide feedback to the support person for this workgroup, Amy Williams, amy.williams@llcc.edu. All responses should be made by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.
For more in-depth information, please refer to the employee-wide email sent Dec. 8.
Notifying students of class cancellation
If you ever find yourself in a situation where you have to cancel a class or multiple classes, there is a quick and easy way to notify all of your students through Blackboard (even if you don’t regularly use Blackboard) with only one message.
This handout, Class Cancellation in Bb, provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the Qwickly tool in Blackboard to email all your students with one quick message that class will be canceled for the day. Because this process is so quick and easy it takes very little time for you to notify your students in advance of a class cancellation and helps them avoid an unnecessary trip to campus.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact Andy Mitkos, learning management systems coordinator at (217) 786-2763 or andy.mitkos@llcc.edu or Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist at (217) 786-2345 or gary.bach@llcc.edu.